Hawaii Public Schools

Hawaii is the #50 largest school system in the United States, serving 179,601 students across 289 public schools. There are 19 Blue Ribbon Schools, 31 charter schools, and 2 special education schools. The student ethnicity breakdown in the state is show below:

Student by Ethnicity

(HI) School Average
% American Indian		 1%
% Asian		 35%
% Hispanic		 4%
% Black		 2%
% White		 14%
Unknown		 44%

Hawaii Public Schools by County

County
# High
# Middle
# Elementary
1. Honolulu County 32 32 135

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